Dark, witty tale of a wife and her grown-up family whose secrets come shimmering to the surface at a wedding: told in real-time over 36 hours. For fans of Lisa Jewell. Like Notes from a Scandal , We Need to Talk about Kevin or One Day, this is the best kind of high-concept upmarket commercial fiction. Tamar Cohen is a freelance journalist and consistently garners widespread reviews on publication Uses issue-led plotlines such as reunion of birth mother with adopted son and late motherhood.